Mason rubbed the bridge of his nose. “So let me get this straight. You want to ask John to have the pack protect your family in case any of these dragon knights were to come after you?”
“Essentially, yes. But it won’t be for free.”
“What do you mean?”
“You’ve heard legends of dragons and their vast hoards of wealth? Well, we don’t have diamonds or gold or anything like that, but we do have money from investments made over fifteen hundred years. My dad wants to build apartments, open a factory, make storefronts. Things to draw people to the area.”
“That sounds… interesting.”
My heart thudded.
This might work out after all.
Mason
I hadn’t seen Kip this excited in years, not since Jessica Martin had shown him her boobs at thirteen.
I was intrigued as well. Not by the boobs, of course, but by what Kip was talking about now.
“I’m not sure I’m understanding this. You know wolves aren’t the most populous of shifters.”
“And that’s the thing!” Kip’s voice held excitement. “When the one giving birth is a female, all babies will be dragon knights. But you’re not a female, so those rules don’t apply. We could have dragon knight babies or?—”
“Or wolf babies!”
His excitement was infectious. He nodded. “And that means in the future, our babies could help both species increase their numbers.”
It was simple, butsofucking brilliant.
“What are the downsides?” I wanted to hear it all.
Kip nibbled his lip. “Honestly, I’m not sure if there are any. I know that sounds too good to be true, but I think thisisgood, for everyone involved.”
“I’m more than willing to do it.” I swallowed. “Will your bite hurt?”
He slid a hand up and touched my neck. “Yes, but it’s an erotic pain. A white-hot flash that’ll zip through your system, causing you to clamp down on my cock, which will cause the bulb to swell in your ass.” Kip smirked. “It’s all very scientific, you see.”
I rolled my eyes. “In other words, you don’t know either.”
“Haven’t a clue, other than what Dad told us about the dragons and the bees.”
The dragons and the?—
Damn, that was cute.
I still had questions, but the phone rang, putting paid to all of them. I answered it.
“Mason, you and Kip need to come to the police station. Now.”
I sighed. “Sure, Dad. We’ll be right over.” I hung up, then gazed at Kip. “This will have to wait.”
“It’ll keep. After all, once I give you my bite we’ll have plenty of time for talking.”
Shit. He wasn’t kidding.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Kip
